Pronunciation
己 jǐ
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己 jǐ Meaning
Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 14 English Translations of the word 己 jǐ .
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- Pīnyīn Pronunciation
- jǐ | ji3
- English translation
- self
- oneself
- sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān [shí tiān gān]
- sixth in order
- letter "F" or roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- hexa
- self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
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Example sentences using 己 jǐ
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他 tā 则 zé 相当 xiāngdāng 克制 kèzhì 自己 zìjǐ ,不 bù 声张 shēng zhāng 地 de 与 yú 她 tā 分 fēn 了 le 手 shǒu .
He was so moderate as to leave her without noise.
他 tā 只 zhǐ 想 xiǎng 大声 dà shēng 叫 jiào 一阵 yī zhèn , 他 tā 觉 jiào 得 dé 自己 zìjǐ 快要 kuài yào 憋 biē 得 dé 透不过气来 lái 了 le .
He wanted to shout; he was suffocating.
年头 nián tóu 好 hǎo 时 shí ,他 tā 会 huì 发现自己赚钱 zhuàn qián .
He'll probably find himself in pocket in a good year.
Words with 己 jǐ
Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 己 jǐ in their composition.
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Frequency | Simplified | Meaning | Traditional |
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自己 zìjǐ | oneself | 自己 zìjǐ | |
己 jǐ | self | 己 jǐ | |
知己 zhī jǐ | to know oneself | 知己 zhī jǐ | |
自己人 zì jǐ rén | ourselves | 自己人 zì jǐ rén | |
身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ | not of one's own volition | 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ | |
据为己有 jù wéi jǐ yǒu | to take for one's own | 據為己有 | |
利己 lì jǐ | personal profit | 利己 lì jǐ | |
己方 jǐ fāng | our side | 己方 jǐ fāng | |
知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ | know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法 Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ [SūnzǐBīngfǎ]) | 知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ | |
一己 yī jǐ | oneself | 一己 yī jǐ | |
固执己见 gù zhí jǐ jiàn | to persist in one's views | 固執己見 | |
安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ | to know one's place | 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ | |
己见 jǐ jiàn | one's own viewpoint | 己見 | |
异己 yì jǐ | dissident | 異己 | |
事不关己 shì bù guān jǐ | a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom) | 事不關己 | |
各抒己见 gèshūjǐjiàn | everyone gives their own view | 各抒己見 | |
严于律己 yán yú lǜ jǐ | to be strict with oneself | 嚴於律己 | |
损人利己 sǔn rén lì jǐ | harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others | 損人利己 | |
妲己 Dá jǐ | Daji (c. 11th century BC), mythical fox spirit and concubine of the last Shang Dynasty Emperor Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛 Zhòu Xīn [ZhòuXīn] | 妲己 Dá jǐ | |
克己复礼 kè jǐ fù lǐ | (any number of possible translations) | 克己復禮 | |
舍己为人 shě jǐ wèi rén | altruism | 捨己為人 | |
舍己救人 shě jǐ jiù rén | altruism | 捨己救人 | |
克己 kè jǐ | self-restraint | 剋己 | |
己丑 jǐ chǒu | twenty-sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069 | 己丑 jǐ chǒu |
己 jǐ Decomposition & Compounds
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